'The Starry Giant by the Sea' picture book attracts youth to Taiwan's oceans | Ep97
Taiwan hosts over 14,000 marine species, one of which thrives in Taiwan's waters despite having an endangered status globally: the whale shark. Ocean Affairs Council Director Lu Shiau-Yun (陸曉筠) joins Tristan in this episode to talk about this year's picture book that follows a friendship between a whale shark and Indigenous boy. Listen to this episode to find out why people in Taiwan once called the whale shark the "tofu shark." Learn more about Taiwan’s oceans on the Ocean Affairs Council website: https://www.oca.gov.tw/en/ The Ocean Affairs Council sent a dolphin mascot to the Baishatun…
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